Holiday trip turns tragic for family

Six persons, including two children, were killed and seven others were injured when the mini bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Manji Sahib Gurudwara (Devi Nagar) on GT Road early on Wednesday morning.

What was supposed to be a fun-filled after-exam vacation became a tragedy for three families here when six of their members died in a road accident near Ambala. Six persons, including two children, were killed and seven others were injured when the mini bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Manji Sahib Gurudwara (Devi Nagar) on GT Road early on Wednesday morning.

The victims, all family friends, were on their way to Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, for a vacation.

According to the police, the accident was reported by the residents of Devi Nagar area. Witnesses said the accident occurred after the rear tyre of the Tempo Traveler burst. The driver lost control of the mini-bus, which broke the divider, rolled over into incoming traffic on the other side of the national highway.

“The truck, coming from the opposite direction, hit the mini bus. It was difficult to bring out the dead and the injured from the mangle. Gas cutters had to be used to cut open the wreckage,” a police officer said.